Combination bung and tapping-bush.



No. 701,226. Patented May 27, I902.

J. SCIUB.

COMBINATION BUNG AND TAPPING BUSH.

(Application filed Nov. 14, 1901. (No Model.)

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JOHN SOIOR, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 701,226, dated. May 27, 1902.

Application filed November 14, 1901. Serial No. 82,252. (No model.)

To all whont it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN 80103, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combination Bung and Tapping-Bush, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in a bung-hole bushing which is adapted to be used with a tapping-bush or bung-hole bushing; and its object is to provide a means of drawing out all or such quantity of liquid in a barrel or cask as desired and closing the bunghole when it is wholly or partially removed.

A further object is to obviate the necessity of equipping a barrel or cask with a bushing whereby the cask or barrel can be filled and also a tapping-bush to draw the liquid out. The device shown and described is adapted to be used for both purposes.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in a combination of parts which are an improvement on my inventions dated June 18, 1901, No. 676,701, and August 13, 1901, No. 680,397.

I attain these objects by the arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompau yin g drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a vertical cross-section through the bushing. Fig. 2 is a top view of the bung. Fig. 3 is a bottom view showing an annular recess for the reception of a compressible washer. Fig. 4 is an edge view of the bung, taken on the lineman of Fig. 3. Figs. 5 and 6 are top and cross-sectional views of a compressible washer adapted to fit the annular recess in the bung or tapping-bush. Fig. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the tapping-bush, taken on the line .2 of Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a bottom view of the tapping-bush, showing an annular recess for the reception of a compressible washer. Figs. 9 and 10 show a key ratchet-wrench adapted to remove and tighten the tapping-bush.

Similar-letters referto similar parts throughout the'several views.

The bushing is turned any desired diameter and is threaded upon its exterior to fit an aperture in the'barrel or cask, which is threaded to receive the threaded portion of the bushing. A radial flange b is made intoery of the bushing.

gral with the bushing and overlaps the bunghole circumferentially, forming an air-tight joint when the bushing is inserted in the bu ughole and screwed down, bringing the face I) in contact with the exterior curvature of the cask or barrel. The exterior c of the radial flange is made semicircular in form to permit the cask to be rolled easily and without obstruction. The flange is bored larger in diameter than the bung-hole in the bushing, leaving a shoulder b. An annular groove 61 is turned in the shoulder, leaving an annular rib 01, extending around the bung-hole in the bushing. This rib is adapted to come in contact with a washer fitted in the recess of the bun g or tappingbush, as hereinafter set forth. Notches e e are provided in the flange and communicate with the receding or inclined slots f, formed in the inner-periphery of the flange, and these slots are diametrically opposed to each other.

- The bung is turned to fit the inner periph- Lugs g g are made integral with and project outwardly from the center ofthe periphery of the bung and tapping-bush and correspond with notches e in the bushing. They are adapted to contact with the upper portion of the receding or bayonet slots, and as the bung is turned to the right by means of a suitable wrench, the end of which is fitted to the cup 71, which is formed in the center of the bush, it forces the compressible washer h (which can be made of any suitable soft material) in contact with the rib (1, making an air-tight joint, thereby preventing the escape of liquids. In the bottom of .the bung an annular recess 7L2 is turned to fit the washer. This leaves the center portion of the bung projecting, the periphery of which is adapted to fit the aperture 71 in the washer. The recess in the bung can be made of any desired depth, width,or diameter that will correspond with the size of the bushing. In constructing a bushing as described it will be noted that the durability and efliciency of the washer is increased, and the cost of "manufacture is reduced to a minimum. As it requires no metal washeror screw to retain the compressible washer in place, the necessity of a threaded aperture for the screw is also obviated. The washer is retained in place by means of the contact of the outer pe riphery of the washerwith the inner peripheryj of the bush and the frictional contact with the center portion with the inner periphery h of the washer.

A metal tapping-bushy" of peculiar construction is also provided and is adapted to draw the liquid from the barrel or cask. An annular flangej extends outwardly from the body portion of the tapping-bush. An annular recessj is formed in the bottom of the flange and is adapted to fit the washer, as described above, and is retained in place by the same means as described above. Lugs 10 project outwardly from the outer periphery of the flange of the tapping-bush and communicate with the receding slots described above and are used for the same purpose. This bushing has no threaded exterior, which, as is well known in the art, will gather dust and slime and finally result in spoiling the liquid.

Attention is called to the fact that all of the liquid in the barrel or cask can be drawn out or extracted as the tapping-bush is inserted in the bung-bushing, which is attached in the center of the barrel or cask. This being the lowest point in the barrel, all of the liquid flows out easily and readily through the orifice 7c in the tapping-bush. This bush can also be used as an air-vent.

The arrangement of the parts described provides a combination bung and tapping-bush which can be used for extracting or drawing out all or any portion of the liquid. The bush can then be removed and the bung inserted into the barrel or cask and by means of a suitable wrench can be hermetically sealed or closed.

A key-Wrench having the end portion on between the lines 0 0 turned to fit the orifice in the tapping-bush is provided. An' aperture m is provided in the center, and a vertical V-shape groove m is formed in the circumference of the end portion and communicates with the aperture m. A plug is adapted to fit the V-shape groove and the aperture m and is provided and held in place by means of the screw and washer n. The periphery n of the plug is serrated and contacts with the inner periphery of the tappingbush. The plug is fitted to the end portion of the wrench, leaving more or less side play. This assists the plug and wrench in taking a stronger hold and releasing it when desired. Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1: A combination bung and tapping-bush,

comprising a bung-bushing having a bore of even diameter, an outer flange thereon, the flange provided with internal bayonet-slots to which lead notches, a shoulder formed at the point of connection of the flange and bushing, an annular internal upwardly-inclined rib formed in the bore of the bushing below the shoulder whereby an annular groove is formed between the upper end of the rib and the inside of the bushing, the bushing adapted to receive a cylindrical bung, projections on the bung adapted to be received in the bayonet-slots, the bung provided with an annular groove on its reverse and a cup-shaped recess upon its obverse, thewall of the recess forming the inner wall of the groove, a gasket receivable in the groove, a tapping-bush comprising an outer annular right-angular depending flange,,projections on the outer wall of the flange, the projections adapted to be received in the bayonet-slots the right-angular flange inclosing an inverted groove, the inner wall of the groove formed of an elongated depending member, the elongated member being hollow and extending some distance below the horizontal plane of the rightangular flange, the tapping-bush and bung being interchangeable.

2. A combination bung and tapping-bush comprising a bung-bushing, an outer flange thereon, the flange provided with internal inclined bayonet-slots having notches connected therewith, a shoulder formed at the point of connection of the flange and bushing an annular upwardly-inclined rib formed in the bore of the bushing below the shoulder whereby an annular groove is formed between the upper end of the rib and the inner circumference of the bushing, and a tappingbush, the tapping-bush provided with arightangular depending flange, projections on the depending wall of the flange, the projections adapted to be received in the bayonet-slots of the bushing, and a gasket received in the groove formed'between the depending wall of the flange and the body portion of the tapping-bush, the body portion of the tappingbush being extended some distance beyond the depending wall of the flange.

Signed by me at Mansfield, county of Richland, and State of Ohio, this 6th day of November, 1901.

JOHN SCIOR.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. Ooss, EDITH CLIN 

